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Clinical Articles / BY: Ivana Jakovljevic, MD October 2016
... consistently higher than the national average since 2000, and has increased significantly since the 1989 House of ... on their patients but report feeling unable to address the issue in a systematic way.[ 22 ] The poverty intervention ... BC Ministry of Children and Family Development that they may be eligible for coverage of medically necessary ...
Editorials / BY: Jasmine Grewal, MD, FRCPC September 2016
... administrative data from Quebec indicates that in the year 2000 there was a prevalence rate of 4.09 cases per 1000 ... diseases such as hypertension and coronary artery disease may have a significant negative impact on patients with ... about common issues and available resources. In this theme issue we attempt to bridge some knowledge gaps with four ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Darren E.R. Warburton, PhD May 2016
... been documented since ancient times, beginning more than 2000 years ago when Hippocrates highlighted the importance of ... relationship As already discussed in this theme issue, there is a clear dose-response relationship between ... of health, including the number of years a person may live in a diseased or dependent state.[ 9,13 ] Various ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Zamil Karim, MD, FRCPC, October 2013
... to AVN, replacement of his joint did not occur until May 1987. In the interim, the patient developed AVN in his ... and was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1997.  In 2000 the patient sued the gastroenterologist, claiming that ... prednisone prescribed might have been excessive.  On the issue of informed consent, the judge believed that a ...
MDs To Be / BY: Katie Wiskar, BSc, October 2012
... whole foods.  In addition to overall diet, the issue of workplace nutrition has recently received some ... ubiquity of inadequate nutrition among physicians, as they may result in decreased quality of patient care and medical ... With Your Doc initiative, attended by over 100 doctors and 2000 patients around the province, is an excellent example of ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Catherine Elliott, MD, July/August 2011
... sources of lead exposure for children are still an issue.  There is no known safe level of lead exposure. ... of 3.8 million 2-year-olds (in US dollars for the year 2000).[ 5 ] Our case study illustrates the complementary ... into cases of toxic exposures where the public may be at risk—for example those involving exposure in ...
Clinical Articles / BY: David N. Landsberg, MD, May 2010
... After initial research probing societal views on this issue,[ 9 ] the first LAD transplant was perform­ed in ... to protect both the re­cipient and the donor. LAD kidneys may be given to a patient at the top of the wait list, or ... of islet trans­plantation reported from Edmonton in 2000,[ 19 ] this therapy is still considered experimental and ...
Editorials / BY: Gavin Stuart, MD, Dean, UBC Faculty of Medicine, September 2008
... University of British Columbia’s Faculty of Medicine. In May 2008, the first class of medical students from the ... really began in a packed hockey arena in Prince George in 2000, when nearly 7000 people gathered to protest a critical ... for its innovative programs. The articles in this theme issue depict aspects of the expansion and describe physician ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Nabil Al Lawati, MD, MRCP, April 2008
... and the eighth for women (2.0%), excluding childbirth, in 2000–2001.  The econo­mic impact of the disease in Canada ... in 1 second) is protective.[ 15 ] COPD exacerbations may also be more common among patients with gastroesophageal ... all have important roles to play (see Part 1 of this theme issue). Conclusions Acute exacerbations of COPD are a ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Mario McKenna, MSc, September 2007
... physicians make. Of particular importance is the growing issue of recruitment and retention of academic faculty in ... of Psychiatry. Methods An electronic file (MS Excel 2000) containing information on all physicians registered ... their degrees between 1976 and 1995 ( table 4 ). This may be one factor contributing to the number of senior ...